A wordy, old-school western, where the fastest gun in the west turns up, having shot the second fastest, but gets mistaken for him. But instead of following the man's orders of killing a maverick female rancher, he sides with her in defence of her land. Characters are broad, baddies are stupid and goodies are indestructible – and the whole thing took a mere forty years before someone decided to translate it from the French. Fine for lovers of this stuff, as I guess the other two in the series would be, but perhaps not with enough to stand out for those who aren't fans of the genre.

A stranger with lightening fast gun skills drifts into town and helps out a struggling lady rancher. A typical western of the old timey variety, reminiscent of a style from the silver age of comics (mid 1950s to 1970).

Good art, story is a bit of a cliche. There's not much in the way of nuance or subtext - what you see is what you get... If you haven't got it all figured out before the big reveal at the end then you weren't really paying attention.

I'm thinking this would appeal to those with a taste for classic TV, or radio show westerns.

***Thanks to NetGalley and Europe Comics for providing me with a free digital copy of this title in exchange for an honest review.

'Red Dust (Comanche #1)' by Greg with art by Hermann Huppen is a comic book set in the old West. The original publication date is 1972, but it's a story that holds up well for Western fans.

A cowboy with red hair comes to town and shakes things up. He finds out about a hit on a local cattle rancher named Comanche and decides to help. He finds a bunch of misfits to help, and takes on corrupt sheriffs and landowners.

This book has really great art. The story feels like a bit of a trope, but the familiarity felt comfortable to me, like a friend I hadn't seen in a while. I enjoyed this one.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Europe Comics and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

An interesting story but not one for me. I wasnt too keen on the graphic art in this one. This is my personal opinion. Other readers may enjoy the story.

As I said before, I'm a sucker for westerns and this is a great one. I have to thank #EuropeComics and #Netgalley for giving me this opportunity to get some great pictures with the text this time. I hope I will be able to get more of these in the future.

I don't really read westerns but I needed one for a reading challenge. I was pleasantly surprised by this one. It has a super retro feel - reminding me of the old Western Dime Novels my dad used to read when I was was a kid due to the art style in particular.
The story itself is very standard: a new man comes to a small town, and he can shoot better than anyone. Of course he learns the sheriff is useless and evildoers are running the place. All the bad guys seem to be after one particular young woman, Comanche, who runs a decaying old ranch the main bad guy is trying to buy for mysterious reasons.
It was a quick read, and will definitely appeal to fans of the western genre.

A familiar tale of the Wild West.
That is also a positive as it ticks all those boxes fans are looking for in their favourite western novels.

Here is a comic book story to add to this genre and attract new fans with this graphic novel format.

A fine colour palate lifts the artwork to provide clear and distinct characters and locations.
The text is a little unclear at times but the story holds together. It is an interesting tale of duplicity and greed. To do out a rancher of her inheritance.
Into this tragic outline, that favours money and the corruption it buys, arrives a stranger - Red Dust. He has a sense of fair play, sides with the underdog and disenfranchised. His morality is backed up by being quick on the draw and the ability to motivate others to take a stand. He throws his lot in with Comanche the owner of the cattle ranch and together they fight back against the unknown businessman pulling the strings. He sends hired guns, owns the sherif, has his man in town, where the people are forced not to cooperate with Comanche and her needs.
This is just the first instalment. The episode stands alone as a story and the cast of characters going forward have an interest to make this into a good and engaging series.